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Lenny Bruce Quotes: It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness.
         

It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness.


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I think it's about time we gave up religion and got back to God.

I think it's about time we gave up religion and got back to God.



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You can't do anything with anybody's body to make it dirty to me. Six people, eight people, one person - you can do only one thing to make it dirty: kill it. Hiroshima was dirty.



Freedom of speech is a two way street, man. You have the right to say whatever you want and the Boss has a right to tell the police to arrest you.

Freedom of speech is a two way street, man. You have the right to say whatever you want and the Boss has a right to tell the police to arrest you.



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There are no dirty words, only dirty minds.



Let me tell you the truth: The truth is what is. And what should be is a fantasy a terrible, terrible lie that someone gave the people long ago.

Let me tell you the truth: The truth is what is. And what should be is a fantasy a terrible, terrible lie that someone gave the people long ago.





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